20-12-2017, 04:14 PM
WAYANAD
*Formation :1st November 1980
*Headquarters:Kalpetta
*Literacy rate:89.32%
*Sex ratio :1035/1000
*Assembly constituencies:3
*Lok Sabha constituencies:1
*Ancient name of Wayanad - Puraikkizhi Nadu
*Kalpetta is the headquarters of Wayanad District.
*The district having highest percentage of forest area
*Wayanad is the leading producer of coffee and ginger in Kerala.
*Wayanad is the only plateau in Kerala
*Lakkidi is the gateway of Wayanad. It is also known as Chirapunji of Kerala.
*Wayanad has no railway line and seashore
*Wayanad is the only district in Kerala which shares boundary with two states (Tamil Nadu and Karnataka).
*The only municipality in Kerala in which chairman post is reserved for scheduled tribes - Mananthavady
*Sultan Bathery is the only Taluk in Kerala which shares boundary with two states.
*Sultan Bathery is formerly known as ’Ganapathi Vattam'
*In early times, Sulthan Bathery was known as Kidanganadu
*Thalakkal Chandu Smarkam is Panamaram.
Clear Info
*Pazhassi Raj a tomb is at Mananthavady (Wayanad)
*'Pazhassiraja Museum’ is at East Hill (Kozhikode)
*'Pazhassi dam' is in Kannur
*The Banasura Sagar Dam is the largest earthem dam in India.
*Kerala’s first floating solar plant was installed at-Banasura Sagar Reservoir
*It is on the tributary of the Kabani River.
*Chembra Peak, Banasura peak and Brahmagiri are some of the important mountains in the district.
*The first fully completed aadhar registration panchayat - Ambalavayal
*Wayanad heritage museum is at Ambalavayal
*Kerala’s first Tribal medical college is going to be started in Wayanad
*The district which started micro hydral project is Wayanad
*Electric line fencing first introduced in Wayanad.
Tourist Spots
*Kuruva Island
*Edakkal Cave
*Banasurasagar Dam
*Soochipara waterfalls
*Pookode Lake
*Lakkidi
*Mananthavady
*Chembra Peak
Tribal groups in Wayanad
*Paniyar
*Kattunaikar
*Kurichiar
*Kuruman
*Kadan
*First district in Kerala to release Biodiversity register - Wayanad
*Kuruva Island is in River Kabani.
*Muthanga Wild Life Sanctuary is in Wayanad.
*Highest cricket stadium in South India-Krishnagiri studium (Wayanad)
*Karapuzha is the first irrigation project in Wayanad.
*Edakkal caves, one of the oldest caves in Kerala is situated in Wayanad.
*Edakkal caves was discovered by Fred Fawcett.
Places of worship
*Thirunelli Temple
*Valliyoorkavu temple
*Panamaram Jain temple
*Thrissilery shiva temple
*Pallikkunnu Church
*Sultan Bathery Jain temple
HEADQUARTERS
*Coffee Reasearch Institute-Chundale
*Ginger Research Centre-Ambalavayal
*Regional Agricultural Research Station-Ambalavayal
